Cayman question-- totalled
 

This week my neighbors Cayman was partially water submerged and the insurance co totaled it. it has 11000 miles. I am thinking of buying it as a salvage. it wont start and the electrical system only works partially. i dont know if its fuses, computer boards or what. the car looks perfect. so what would you pay for it? do you think its worth the risk? repairable? thanks peter

I tend to avoid cars that have drowned, but that's me. Perhaps you are a master mechanic/electrics genius, or can't resist a low price no matter what the downside is.

You'd probably be much better suited to answer this question yourself, as you have seen the car, and perhaps even know how "partially" the car was under water.

Personally, I'd never do it. Good luck either way.

+1. Electrical issues can be very hard and very expensive to fix. After you've dumped a currently unknown pile of cash into the repairs, you're still left...with...a...salvage...car.

Your tolerance for pain-in-the-ass projects and risk may be far higher than mine. Good luck no matter what you do.

walk away. You can not trouble shoot something that is not consistent to be able to relay information.

it is now a good car for body parts and hard goods.

What is the salvage price?

You could buy it and part it out. Expect all electrical/electronic parts in the portion that flooded to be trash.

A possible candidate for a track project/race car?

I thought crocs liked the water?

How about the engine? If it was under water and not taken care of promptly, that can mean a new engine (ie. water in the crankcase). If the water was above the door seals and it sat for while (and god help you if its salt water), then carpets - toast ; electricals - toast ; seats - possible toast (especially if they have motors), engine - toast ; cv joints - toast ; wheel bearings - toast ; ABS pump - might be OK ; transmission - possible toast if water above vent tube ; clutch - flywheel might be rusty ----- you get the idea?

If you are going to strip it to a tub, and do a race car, then perhaps. For a street car, the only way this would work is to find another wreck that was written off (say a t-bone hit), and mix the two cars into one. Its LOTS of work though.

I would run away unless you have the time, patience, and the deep pocketbooks this may require.

Cheers,

Mike

Peter, think about getting in touch with user Mfletch and see what he thinks about it. He loves finding salvaged cars and bringing them back to life. He's done quite a few including SL600 with a flood title.

https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...ject-cars.html

This thread of his is pretty cool - a rennlisters fire damaged 996 that he bought and restored.

https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...6-rebuild.html


Good luck if you decide to go for it!

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